Help for flood victims is coming in from all over the country and the world, and Google has decided to make the most of it.
The world’s largest search engine just started a worldwide campaign to raise money for people who were hurt by floods.
Google is asking each of its billions of users all over the world to give $15, $25, or $50. The appeal also has a link to a report by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) and Human Rights Watch that talks about how the disaster in Pakistan needs help right away.
The report says that nearly 15% of Pakistan’s people have been affected by the flood, which has hit all four provinces. The Human Rights Watch report, on the other hand, says:
The floods show that climate change needs to be dealt with. Pakistan is one of the places that is most affected by climate change.
It will warm up much faster than the rest of the world, and extreme weather will probably happen more often and with more force.
Austria has also helped Pakistan in the past few months. The country’s foreign ministry disaster relief fund has said that it will give €2 million to help the people affected by the floods. Alexander Schallenberg, Austria’s Foreign Minister, said that these funds will be given out as part of the
“2022 Pakistan Floods Response Plan (FRP)”. The FRP was made possible by a deal between the Pakistani government and the UN.
The donation included ways to save lives, emergency help for farmers, housing, medical first aid, protection for groups of people who are especially vulnerable, water and hygiene, health care for women, and educational support.
China has also given money to Pakistan. Monday, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong gave aid to people in Dera Bugti who had to move because of floods.
He was with Shahzain Bugti, who is the Federal Minister for Controlling Drugs. Together, they gave over 3,000 bags of supplies donated by the Chinese government.
He said that the Chinese government will never forget how much help Pakistan gave after the earthquake in China in 2008.
